[edit] Release history

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[edit] Release history

[edit] Release history
Google Desktop was originally developed to bring Google search technology to the desktop. Google Desktop received much attention because it may allow reverse engineering of Google's proprietary search algorithm.
Microsoft Windows
The first release of Google Desktop Search was released as a beta version on October 14, 2004.[3]
Version 2 was released as a beta version on August 22, 2005. The new feature that distinguishes Desktop 2 from Desktop is the addition of Sidebar, a panel that displays personalized information, which can be placed on either side of the Windows desktop and can display real-time news, e-mail, photos, stocks, and weather, among others. Sidebar includes a search box that can search just the PC or Google's other search types (like Web, Images, News, Groups.) Google Desktop 2 graduated from beta on November 3, 2005. New features include a sidebar plug-in for Google Maps and more plug-in developer support.[4]
Google Desktop 3 Beta was released on February 9, 2006. It includes support for searching multiple computers on a network.[5] Google Desktop 3 graduated from beta on March 14, 2006. Notable in this version is the quick search box, which appears anywhere on your desktop after pressing "control" twice.[6]
Google Desktop 4 Beta was released on May 10, 2006. It features Google Gadgets, modules that can deliver an array of information. It also introduces option to automatically remove deleted files from search results.[7] Google Desktop 4 graduated from beta on June 27, 2006.

Google Desktop running on Mac OS X.
Google Desktop v4.5 was released on November 14, 2006, adding a transparency aesthetic to the sidebar and "floating" gadgets. The graphic interface of the sidebar was also enhanced with more stylized icons for news, stocks, weather, photos, etc. Release 4.5 also added support for Windows Vista.
Google Desktop 5 Beta was released on March 6, 2007.
Google Desktop v5.1 (the first post-Desktop 5 Beta release) is made available for download on 2007-04-27.[8]
Google released Desktop v5.5 on 2007-10-02.[8]
Google Desktop v 5.7 as of 2008-08-22 [8].
Mac
On April 2007, Google released Desktop 1.0 for Mac OS X, which can function alongside the Spotlight search tool in Mac OS X v10.4.[9]
On November 29, 2007, Google released Desktop v1.4.0.826 beta for Mac OS X[10], which plugs into Dashboard for Gadgets support.
Linux

Google Desktop running on Red Hat Linux.
Google released Desktop 1.0 for Linux on June 27, 2007.[11] It currently features the basic functionality of the Windows version but not the sidebar functionality.
Google added 64-bit support to the Google Desktop for Linux with version 1.1.1.0075, which was made available for download on 2007-12-18.[12]

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